Daytonian in Manhattan

The stories behind the buildings, statues and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

The 1893 Harlem Courthouse - 170 East 121st Street

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  The spiraling windows of the corner tower conform to the marble and iron staircase inside.  photograph by Americasroof On December 13, 18...
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Monday, December 22, 2025

The Lost Church of the Holy Trinity - Madison Avenue and 42nd Street

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  from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York A succinct announcement in the New-York Daily Tribune on August 20, 1864 read, ...
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Saturday, November 18, 2023

The 1888 G. Schirmer Building - 35 Union Square West

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  On May 1, 1834 Samuel Ruggles leased plots on what had been a section of the farm of Cornelius Tiebout Williams and began development of U...
Monday, December 26, 2022

The Lost D. Willis James Mansion - 40 East 39th Street

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  photo from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York Daniel Willis James was born in Liverpool, England in 1832, the grandson ...
Monday, June 20, 2022

The Lost North-Western Dispensary - 9th Avenue at 36th Street

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from Nineteenth Annual Report of the North-Western Dispensary, January 11, 1872 (copyright expired) In the first decades after the Revolutio...
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Born in Dayton, Ohio, I relocated to New York city in 1978. An author, blogger, lecturer and historian, I have written the histories of more than 5,000 locations in Manhattan (as of March 2025). I am the author of "Seeking New York" and "Seeking Chicago," and contributed to several other books, and consulted for pieces in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and similar publications..
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